Adjustable top for ironing boards or tables



July 24,1951 G. s.l KRANTZ 2,562,046

ADJUSTABLE TOP FOR IYIRONING BOARDS OR TABLES Filed Dec. 23, 1946 It isa desirable feature o f ironing able to vary the height of the ironing surface from the floor in order to provide a comfortable Patented July 24, 1951 UNITED STATES lflxfrlENT )oF-FICE f $62,046. n

ADJUSTABLE 'ros Fonfinonnvo noAnns f Y .onTABLEs Gustave S, Krantzjwest Allis, Wis., -assignor to Gender, Paeschkev & Frey Co.. fMilwaukee, iWis., acorporationof Wisconsin Application December 23, lllvfilgeri'aglsbo. 7.1;!,921

3 Claims. (Cl. 38-`114) ing boards. j

boards to be position for the user. With boards having folding legs it is diicult to provide means to accomplish this adjustment without interfering with the legs and without having to make a number of separate adjustments in order to maintain the ironing surface level at any selected height.

An object of this invention, therefore, is to provide an ironing board with an adjustable `top and foldable legs in which the top may be ad' justed relatively to the legs and the legs folded( independently of the position of the top.

A further object of this invention is to provide an ironing board with foldable legs in which varying heights of the ironing `surfacewith respect to the floor may be selected by the operation of a single adjustable control member.

Another object of this invention is to provide t an ironing board with foldable legs in which varying heights of the ironing surface with respect to the floor may be selected while the ironing board is supported on the foldable legs in operative position and without disturbing such position.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an ironing board in which vthe ironing Asurface may be positioned at a number of selectable heights from the floor between the lowest and highest of such heights.

These objects are obtained by providing a frame to whichl the supporting legs are pivotally sition. In supporting position the legs cooperate with the frame to form a rigid supporting unit.

The top, providing the surface on which ironing` takesl place, is connected to such` fraeby parallel articulating links which permit it to be 'raised and lowered with respect to such frame .while maintaining it substantially parallel to the floor. The frame and top are interconnected by a lever mechanism having a plurality of selectable positions which moves said top relative t Said frame. With such organization of elements:V the f legs may be folded or extended without change mounted for swinging to folded or supporting po-` a'cter-istic of the 'invention, are set forth with partieularity in vthe appended claims. Thel invention itself, however, both as to its organizatlon vand vits method of' operation, together with additionalobjects and advantages thereof, will best be understood from the vfollowing description of a specific lembodiment when read in connectionv with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in side velevation of an ironing board embodying the present invention, parts being broken away and shown in section lfor the sake ofclarlity in illustration;

Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation of the ironing board viewed in Fig. 1; .1.5 7'" Fig.- 3 is a fragmentary view in side elevation showing the ironing board viewed in Fig; '1,

'with `the top moved to an intermediate raised position;

' ig. 4 is a fragmentary view in side elevation showing lthe Aironing board viewed in Fig. 1, with the top moved to a fully lowered position; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on vthe line 5;5 of Fig. 1.

A. Referring' to the drawings by reference numerals the Aironing board or table comprises a top I0 carried on a support. The top IIJ is of conventional design and provides a surface on which the ironing process or other work may take place.'L The support consists of three legs II whichare pivoted to 'a frame I2 so that they may bef'swingable from folded position to the supporting .position shown in Fig. 1. The frame I2 The two plates t5 secured to such transverse member I3.

To-provide against lateral play braces I6 extend lbetween such rear legs II and lugs I1 extend "downwardly vfrom said transverse member I3.

- Thesingle forward leg II is pivoted to the front ofvthe frame I2 by pivots I8 passing through "brackets" I9. The linkage and locking mechag nisms,v bylwhichthese legs are interconnected to tail. For the purposes of this invention it is pointed out that such legs fold and unfold with respect to the frame I2 in the same manner as they would fold or unfold with respect to an ironing top to which they are customarily secured.

The top Il) is connected by parallel links 20 to the support. The two rear links 20 are mounted on the same pivots I4 as the rear legs II and the two head links 20 are mounted on the same pivots I8 as the front leg I I. This feature eliminates the necessity ofv other pivotalconnections. It is to be understoo'dfhowever,that the links 20 could be otherwise pivotally connected to the support or frame I 2.

I0. Thus supported the top Illmay be moved relative to the support from the low position shown in Fig. 4 to the raised position shown in Fig. 1. During such movement it will be maintained substantially level to the floor. In all positions between fully raised. and fully lowered, the links 20 provide a rigid support' for the top.

To cause the top to move relative to the frame I2, and to lock it in various selected positions, there is provided a lever 22 which is fulcrumed to the top III by a pivot 23 mounted in a bracket 24 which is secured to such top. An intermediate portion of the lever 22 is connected by a rod 25 to the frame l2. The rod 25 has a downturned end 26 passing through an aperture in the frame l2 to make the connection between the rod and frame. The t is suiiiciently loose to permit the arm 25 to swing up with respect to the frame. The downturned end` 26 may be held in the aperture by a cotter pin or other well-'known means. By swinging the lever 22 clockwise (as viewed inFig. 1)' the top I0 will be forced upwardly and forwardly relative to the frame I2 to fully raised l position.` VCounterclockwise movement of the lever forces the top I rearwardly and downwardly to the fully lowered position. In order to position the top Il] in any desired position from fully loweredto fully,l

The upper ends of the links are pivotally secured atv2`| to thehtopv without any alteration of such adjustment. However, if the same board is to be used by another user of different height, it is an easy matter to select a different adjustment. The fact that the various heights may be selected while the board is supported on the legs readily permits the user to select by trial and error that height which is most convenient.

Although only one embodiment of the invention is shown and described herein, it will be understood that this application is intended to cover such changes or modifications as come within the spirit of the invention or scope of the sitions.

2. In an ironing board, a support, a top connected to said support by spaced parallel links whereby said top may be raised or lowered with respect to and held by said support, a bracket having a plurality of spaced apertures secured to said top, a lever pivoted to said bracket, a latch mounted on said lever and engageable with respective ones of said apertures to lock said provided with a boss 28 which extends through. v

an aperture in thelever 22 and projects from the side thereof adjacent the bracket 24. The

lbracket 24 is semi-circular in shape andthe margin of its periphery is provided with a series of spaced holes 29 vinto any oneof which the boss 28 may slide when in alinement therewith to lock the lever 22 against further movement.

, of such grip the spring 30 will force the boss 28 into the next aperture 29 with which itbecomes alined to lock the lever in such position.

Adjustment of the working level of the top may be made by the single lever .22wh-ile the table top is being supported on the legs. Once having selected a desired adjustment the ironing board may be stowed away by folding the legs lever in selected position, and a rod interconnecting said lever and said support.

3. In an ironing board, a support consisting of a frame and legs mounted thereon, a top providing an ironing surface, spaced parallel linkage between said top and said support whereby said top may be moved relative to lsaid support to raise and lower said top with respect theregto, a bracket secured to said top between a pair of said pivoted links and having a plurality of spaced apertures, a lever pivoted to said bracket and having a latch engageable with said apertures, and a link interconnecting said lever and said frame whereby operation of said lever moves said top longitudinally and laterally relative to said frame, said bracket in the lowered position of said top being carried beyond an end of said frame.

GUSTAVE S. KRANTZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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